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Hixson Nagatani LLP is pleased to announce that the 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine (published by Thomson Reuters and the publishers of San Francisco Magazine) recognized Ray Hixson as a “Super Lawyer” in Northern California in employment and labor law. This honor is limited to those evaluated to be within the top 5% of lawyers practicing in the…
Continue ReadingWednesday, December 13, 2017 (noon to 1:00 p.m.)
Continue ReadingYou may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law some of the most sweeping changes to California employment laws in many years. In this complimentary 90-minute webinar, we’ll discuss changes that California employers must make by January 1, 2018. Topics include: Expansion of Parental Leave to FMLA-Ineligible…
Continue ReadingTuesday, November 7, 2017 (noon to 1:30 p.m.)
Continue ReadingCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 1008, a “ban the box” law that takes effect on January 1, 2018. The new law bans employers from including criminal conviction history inquiries on employment applications, or otherwise inquiring about a job applicant’s conviction history, before making a conditional offer of employment. AB 1008 also establishes strict requirements…
Continue ReadingCalifornia AB 168 On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 168, which goes into effect January 1, 2018. The most significant impact of AB 168 is that it will require employers to remove inquiries about prior salary history from their hiring and salary-setting processes, including removal of such questions from employment applications.…
Continue ReadingOn October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed the New Parent Leave Act (“NPLA”) into law. The law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2018, entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave to bond with a new child. As discussed below, the law impacts employers regardless of whether they are…
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2018. Exempt Software Professionals In order to treat software professionals as exempt from overtime, California employers generally need to meet the requirements of the “computer software professional” exemption. The term “software professionals” covers positions such as software engineers, programmers,…
Continue ReadingThe City of San Francisco has enacted the Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2018. The new San Francisco law goes beyond existing federal and California state law requirements for lactation accommodation, mandating a variety of additional actions. The San Francisco law applies to any employer with…
Continue ReadingAs discussed during our June Mid-Year 2017 Employment Law Update series, California Assembly Bill 2337 requires that effective July 1, 2017, employers with 25 or more employees inform employees in writing of protections under Labor Code Sections 230 and 230.1. Employers must provide the notice to new employees upon hire and to other employees upon…
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